Thursday Rundown...

Amateur:
1)Taiwan lost to Cuba 2-1 in the WPT. Taiwan was actually leading Cuba 1-0 over 6 innings, before Taiwanese SP Kai-Wen Cheng fatigued and allowed 2 runs in the 7th inning. Cheng pitched 7.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits - he also had 4 K's. Box Score

Taiwan plays the home team tomorrow.

2)In the Palomino World Series, Taiwan won 10-0 in their opener against the Guilford Patriots.

WY Lin

DJ Chen

Wei-Yu Lin and De-Jen Chen combined on the shutout. Taiwan will play Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico tomorrow.

CL Huang

Here's a little bit more info on the team representing Taiwan - the kids are from Taipei County hailing from Kupao High School. The biggest names on the team are P Chih-Lung Huang and C Chia-Chiu Chen - junior NT regulars (Both on the '06 and '07 squads). Rong-Hao Hsieh is NOT on the team though.

3)Check here for results of today's game vs. Stratford, CN in the Bronco World Series. Tomorrow is an off day for the kids. The next game will be on Saturday vs. Pacific Grove, CA.


US MINORS:
R - The Twins won 3-2 in 1/2 of a doubleheader. WW Lin was 0-1. Box

A - Wisky lost 2-1. KH Lo was 0-3 with a walk. Box

A - Greenville lost 6-5. Chiang was 1-4. Box

A+ - Kinston won 22-10! Wu was 0-1. Box

AAA - Vegas lost 3-1. Hu was 0-4. Box

NPB:
The Tigers won 6-5. WC Lin was 0-4. Box

CPBL:

Bears 5 - Elephants 0: Gary Rath picked up win #11 for the Bears with a complete game 5 hit shutout to go along with 8 K's. Despite Rath's dominance, game MVP honors went to CFC who hit HR #17 and was 3-4 with 4 RBI's. Chia-Chia was 1-4 for the Elephants.

Lions 7 - Bulls 1: Brian Reith picked up the win for the Lions, allowing 1 run on 5 hits over 7 IP. Chien-Fu Yang lost his 9th game of the season, giving up 6 runs over 5.2 innings. Lions RF Fu-Hao Liu picked up game MVP honors after hitting HR #7 on the season - he was 1-3 with 4 RBI's. Other Lions: Tilson Brito was 3-5 with a RBI while KC Kao was 2-5 with a RBI. For the Bulls, Tarzan was 1-4 with a RBI.